Study Guide for Medical-Surgical Nursing , 11th Edition

Section One - Concepts in Nursing Practice
1. Professional Nursing    
2. Health Equity and Culturally Competent Care    
3. Health History and Physical Examination      
4. Patient and Caregiver Teaching                           
5. Chronic Illness and Older Adults

Section Two - Problems Related to Comfort and Coping                                                    
6. Stress Management    
7. Sleep and Sleep Disorders       
8. Pain         
9. Palliative and End-of-Life Care   
10. Substance Use Disorders

Section Three - Problems Related to Homeostasis and Protection
11. Inflammation and Healing       
12. Genetics
13. Immune Responses and Transplantation
14. Infection
15. Cancer         
16. Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Imbalances
   
Section Four - Perioperative Care
17. Management: Preoperative Care    
18. Management: Intraoperative Care     
19. Management: Postoperative Care 
   
Section Five - Problems Related to Altered Sensory Input
20. Assessment and Management: Visual Problems  
21. Assessment and Management: Auditory Problems  
22. Assessment:  Integumentary System   
23. Management: Integumentary Problems    
24. Management: Burns 
     
Section Six - Problems of Oxygenation: Ventilation
25. Assessment:  Respiratory System      
26. Management: Upper Respiratory Problems   
27. Management: Lower Respiratory Problems    
28. Management: Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases
   
Section Seven - Problems of Oxygenation: Transport
29. Assessment: Hematologic System      
30. Management: Hematologic Problems
   
Section Eight - Problems of Oxygenation: Perfusion
31. Assessment: Cardiovascular System     
32. Management: Hypertension
33. Management: Coronary Artery Disease and Acute Coronary Syndrome
34. Management: Heart Failure      
35. Management: Dysrhythmias     
36. Management: Inflammatory and Structural Heart Disorders 
37. Management: Vascular Disorders 
    
Section Nine - Problems of Ingestion, Digestion, Absorption, and Elimination
38. Assessment:  Gastrointestinal System   
39. Management: Nutritional Problems    
40. Management: Obesity     
41. Management: Upper Gastrointestinal Problems  
42. Management: Lower Gastrointestinal Problems   
43. Management: Liver, Biliary Tract, Pancreas
   
Section Ten - Problems of Urinary Function
44. Assessment:  Urinary System     
45. Management: Renal and Urologic Problems    
46. Management: Acute Renal Failure and Chronic Kidney Disease
 
Section Eleven - Problems Related to Regulatory and Reproductive Mechanisms
47. Assessment:  Endocrine System     
48. Management: Diabetes Mellitus    
49. Management: Endocrine Problems      
50. Assessment: Reproductive System      
51. Management: Breast Disorders     
52. Management: Sexually Transmitted Infections
53. Management: Female Reproductive Problems    
54. Management: Male Reproductive Problems  

Section Twelve - Problems Related to Movement and Coordination
55. Assessment:  Nervous System    
56. Management: Acute Intracranial Problems   
57. Management: Stroke     
58. Management: Chronic Neurologic Problems 
59. Management: Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia  
60. Management: Peripheral Nerve and Spinal Cord Problems
61. Assessment:  Musculoskeletal System   
62. Management: Musculoskeletal Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery 
63. Management: Musculoskeletal Problems      
64. Management: Arthritis and Connective Tissue Diseases 

Section Thirteen - Nursing Care in Specialized Settings
65. Management: Critical Care     
66. Management: Shock, Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome, and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome
67. Management: Respiratory Failure and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
68. Management: Emergency Care Situations
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